There are 15 ways to get from France to Bulgaria by plane, train, bus, train (TGV), car, or car train
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Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane NCE - SOF
5h 38m$58–205Train, bus
- Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 64 / ...
31h 7m$224–604Train
- Take the train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Wien Westbahnhoftrain 963 / ...
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain 461
42h 20m$580–1,344Drive 2,140.1 km
- Drive from Paris to Sofiacar 2,140.1 km
19h 58m$384–554Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane CDG - SOF
6h 13m$114–664Fly Paris Orly Airport to Sofia Airport
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ORY - SOF
6h 11m$90–298Train to Basel, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Strasbourg to St Louistrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane BSL - SOF
6h 39m$63–292Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane FRA - SOF
6h 59m$139–435Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Sofia Airport
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ZRH - SOF
7h 56m$162–408Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane NCE - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
7h 58m$71–262Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane CDG - OTP
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
8h 23m$132–301Bus via Ljubljana
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Ljubljana bus stationbus N880
- Take the bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
32h$253–373Bus
- Take the bus from Paris - Oberkampf to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
38h 13mBus #2
- Take the bus from Gallieni to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
42h 49mDrive, car train
- Drive from Paris to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Sofiacar
24h 25m$421–594
France to Bulgaria by subway, train, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from France to Bulgaria is to fly which costs $55 - $210 and takes 5h 38m.
The fastest way to get from France to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 5h 38m and costs $55 - $210.
No, there is no direct bus from France to Bulgaria station. However, there are services departing from Sully - Morland and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Ljubljana. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h.
No, there is no direct train from France to Bulgaria. However, there are services departing from Cité and arriving at Tsentral'ni khali via Paris Est, Stuttgart Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, Bucuresti Nord and Tsentralna Gara. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 20m.
The distance between France and Bulgaria is 1341 km. The road distance is 2140.1 km.
The best way to get from France to Bulgaria without a car is to train and bus which takes 31h 7m and costs $220 - $650.
It takes approximately 5h 38m to get from France to Bulgaria, including transfers.
France to Bulgaria bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
France to Bulgaria train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Paris Est station.
The best way to get from France to Bulgaria is to fly which takes 5h 38m and costs $55 - $210. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $550 - $1,400 and takes 42h 20m, you could also bus via Ljubljana, which costs $250 - $380 and takes 32h.
What companies run services between France and Bulgaria?
Wizz Air, ITA Airways, and three other airlines fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Sofia Airport (SOF) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Cité to Tsentral'ni khali via Gare de l'Est, Paris Est, Stuttgart Hbf, Wien Westbahnhof, Bucuresti Nord, Sofia, and Tsentralna Gara in around 42h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–850
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–400
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–290
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–410
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–240
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–430
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–400
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–420
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–260
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–220
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Frankfurt to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–440
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–400
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–240
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–160
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–280
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–170
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–220
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–240
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Sofia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–260
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Basel to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–190
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–360
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $260–480
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $46–50
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to St Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 2 980 56 58
- [email protected]
- Website
- mm-travel.bg
Bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $92
- Schedules at
- mm-travel.bg
- Book at
- tickets.mm-travel.bg
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Ljubljana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +381 65 567 12 19
- [email protected]
- Website
- resavareisen.ch
Bus from Paris - Oberkampf to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- resavareisen.ch
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–29
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–29
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Website
- https://nis-ekspres.rs/?lang=en
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Website
- https://nis-ekspres.rs/?lang=en
- Phone
- +381 35 534 931
- [email protected]
- Website
- unilines.com
Bus from Gallieni to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- unilines.com
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More Questions & Answers
France to Bulgaria bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Ljubljana bus station.
Bulgaria is 1h ahead of France. It is currently 3:34 PM in France and 4:34 PM in Bulgaria.
France to Bulgaria train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Stuttgart Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between France to Bulgaria is 2140 km. It takes approximately 19h 58m to drive from France to Bulgaria.
There are 2303+ hotels available in Bulgaria.

























































